Hans-Christoph Vahle is vegetation scientist with a focus on cultural landscapes.
He is director of the Academy of Applied Vegetation Science. He is working on
various projects dealing with the development of agricultural landscapes with
respect to biodiversity and nature conservation. His most important project is the
integration of species-rich meadows into agriculture. Since 2015, he is heading
courses on field botany and applied vegetation science.
Academy of Applied Vegetation Science, Witten, Germany
Nils M. van Rooijen is an ecologist working at Wageningen University and
Research, The Netherlands. His research focuses on the effects of biodiversity on
ecosystem functioning and resilience. His special interest lies in upscaling findings
to real-world ecosystems such as dunes, dike grasslands, and food systems. He is
involved in biodiversity conservation initiatives such as The Living Archive, which
aims to collect and secure the entire Dutch indigenous flora through seeds.
Vegetation, Forest and Landscape Ecology Group, Wageningen University and
Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Sula E. Vanderplank is focusing on the protection of endangered plants by
collecting propagules and genetic material. Her work involves expeditions to remote
regions to collect material from species known from only a single population or an
extremely small distribution, and conservation of cross-border rare plants in Mexico
and California. Specifically, she is working to protect the approximately 200 plants
listed as rare, threatened, or endangered in the California flora that are also known
from Baja California. Her goals are to collect seeds, genetic material for analysis,
and detailed population data, including distribution polygons, demography, phenology, and conservation status.
Pronatura Noroeste, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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He is director of the Academy of Applied Vegetation Science. He is working on
various projects dealing with the development of agricultural landscapes with
respect to biodiversity and nature conservation. His most important project is the
integration of species-rich meadows into agriculture. Since 2015, he is heading
courses on field botany and applied vegetation science.
Academy of Applied Vegetation Science, Witten, Germany
Nils M. van Rooijen is an ecologist working at Wageningen University and
Research, The Netherlands. His research focuses on the effects of biodiversity on
ecosystem functioning and resilience. His special interest lies in upscaling findings
to real-world ecosystems such as dunes, dike grasslands, and food systems. He is
involved in biodiversity conservation initiatives such as The Living Archive, which
aims to collect and secure the entire Dutch indigenous flora through seeds.
Vegetation, Forest and Landscape Ecology Group, Wageningen University and
Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Sula E. Vanderplank is focusing on the protection of endangered plants by
collecting propagules and genetic material. Her work involves expeditions to remote
regions to collect material from species known from only a single population or an
extremely small distribution, and conservation of cross-border rare plants in Mexico
and California. Specifically, she is working to protect the approximately 200 plants
listed as rare, threatened, or endangered in the California flora that are also known
from Baja California. Her goals are to collect seeds, genetic material for analysis,
and detailed population data, including distribution polygons, demography, phenology, and conservation status.
Pronatura Noroeste, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
xviii
Editor and Contributors